Assistant Director - Applied AI Engineer

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong generalist engineering experience with the ability to deliver reliable, scalable software across the full technology stack
• Demonstrated ability to own technical decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and lead technical design when required
• Experience building and shipping full-stack applications using modern frameworks and tooling
• Practical experience applying modern AI and machine learning techniques in production environments
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into well-designed technical solutions
• Clear and effective communication skills, particularly when explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical partners
• Proven ability to mentor and support other engineers while contributing to team standards and best practices
• Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions—including agentic AI systems—to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

This role focuses on identifying high-impact business problems and designing, building, and owning applied AI solutions that improve real workflows for internal and external users.

• Identify high-friction problems across the business and design software solutions that address them effectively
• Build end-to-end, full-stack applications powered by modern AI tooling
• Own technical design and direction for assigned projects and clearly communicate architectural decisions and tradeoffs
• Partner closely with users to understand workflows and translate insights into product and engineering decisions
• Deploy solutions to production environments and take responsibility for ongoing performance, reliability, and improvements
• Review, test, and approve code to ensure quality, consistency, and maintainability
• Mentor and support other engineers, contributing to the team’s technical growth
• Continuously improve team tools, practices, and engineering standards

About the Team

The Applied AI team at Moody’s focuses on solving real, high-impact problems by embedding AI into everyday workflows. The team works closely with business partners across the organization to design and deliver practical, production-ready solutions that help people access the right information at the right time and make better decisions.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $116,500.00 - $192,300.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [email protected] . This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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